Estate Planning Attorney
Seeking the advice of an
estate planning attorney can help you explore the choices available for the distribution of your assets following your death. Your marital status as well as your family connections will have a profound effect upon the options that you may wish to consider. Call one of the legal professionals from our firm today!
Call 248-865-3455 for an estate planning attorney.
We offer a free evaluation of your case.
Handling your final requests and affairs with an estate planning attorney allows you to have a business-like approach. Many people do not like to deal with death. However, with a practical and tactical attitude, the process of planning your estate distribution can actually be quite painless.
Our estate planning attorney will assist you with everything from reviewing your assets to drafting the stipulations of your living will. You can distribute your assets by any of the following means:
- A Will – A will is a written declaration of the manner in which you would like to have your real property and assets distributed at the time of your death. To prepare a will you must be of legal age and of sound mind. To ensure that a will is valid, it must be marked with your signature.
- A Trust – A trust is a legal arrangement that allows you to transfer the legal title(s) to your property into the hands of another person, bank or established entity for the use and benefit of a beneficiary. You may create a trust that becomes effective during your lifetime or at the time of your death. Because the transfer of property title is performed privately, there is no need for probate processing through the courts.
- A Living Trust – Very much like a normal trust, a living trust allows you to transfer the legal title(s) to your property and to have them distributed, following your death, to designated beneficiaries. In the instance of a living trust, however, the value and income derived from the properties transferred to the trust are not immune from creditors, liens or challenges by beneficiaries.
- An estate planning attorney from our firm can explain, in detail, the variables, benefits and drawbacks of each of the options mentioned.
Another service that an estate planning attorney in our firm can provide is the drafting of a living will. Unlike “Last Will and Testament wills, living wills are documents prepared on the behalf of individuals who are seeking to avoid medical procedures and treatments that would prolong their lives if they become debilitated, extremely handicapped or must live in a persistent vegetative state. Living wills are typically prepared before catastrophic injuries occur.
An estate planning attorney from our firm can organize your assets and help you determine whether your intentions and interests would be better served through a will, a trust, a living trust or a combination of these options. We’ll be glad to answer your questions. Give us a call today!
Call 248-865-3455 for an estate planning attorney.
We offer a free evaluation of your case.
We offer the services of an estate planning attorney in Detroit, Bingham Farms, Southfield, Royal Oak, West Bloomfield, Sterling Heights, Troy, Berkley, Redford and throughout southeast Michigan. No legal firm or attorney can guarantee the outcome of your case. However, at the Law Office of John Little, we can provide you with a free evaluation of your circumstances and determine which legal options may be available to you.